[Hairy cell leukaemia. I. Clinical features, cytochemistry, phagocytosis, establishment of permanent growing cell lines (author's transl)].

In seven patients the diagnosis of hair cell leukaemia (leukaemic reticuloendotheliosis) was confirmed cytochemically and histologically. Splenectomy, in six patients, apparently favourably influenced the course. Isoenzyme 5 of the acid phosphatase was demonstrated in the hairy cells of all patients.

[Glutathione (author's transl)].

Glutathione plays an important role in biology and medicine. Most cells of plants and animals contain high concentrations of reduced glutathione and a much smaller amount of oxidised glutathione. GSH is important for several metabolic functions of live cells, e.